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Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: History's greatest love story, Catherine the Great and Potemkin is a sweeping epic of sex, love, power, conquest and extravagance on a magnificent Russian scale. Not only was only was their romance wildly passionate but they were also probably the most successful political partnership of all, outstripping Antony and Cleopatra or Napoleon and Josephine. Their secret letters, which discuss other…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 992 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 784) Аннотация: The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Montefiore's gripping…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Since the beginning of time, great leaders have used their power of oratory to win and inspire followers. This book contains over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations and will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of the events of the time. Each speech is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction that explains its…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Stalin remains one of the creators of our world — like Hitler, the personification of evil. Yet Stalin hid his past and remains mysterious. This enthralling biography that reads like a thriller finally unveils the secret but extraordinary journey of the Georgian cobbler's son who became the Red Tsar. What forms such a merciless psychopath and consummate politician? Was he illegitimate? Did he owe…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 900 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 766) Аннотация: Comment devient-on Staline? Né pauvre, ce garçon séducteur et dangereux s’essaie à la poésie, entre au séminaire, mais trouve sa vocation dans l’action révolutionnaire. À la fois intellectuel, gangster et terroriste, le jeune Staline a tout pour se forger un destin hors du commun dans la Russie de 1917: peu de scrupules et un énorme appétit de vie…